wieldance

English

Etymology

From wield +‎ -ance.

Noun

wieldance (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) wielding.
   • 1626, Joseph Hall, Saint Paul's Combat. Part II:

     […] this spiritual edge shall either turn again, or, through our weak wieldance, not enter the stubborn and thick hide of obdured hearts […]

References

• “wieldance”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.